Shorts from the past week…
GPS Hardware
- Here’s a thread at GpsPasSion about the new Lowrance iWAY 600C and its VGA screen.
- CNet reviews the Rand McNally GPS Navigator, giving it a 7.0 out of 10 rating.
- The New York Times compares the Garmin StreetPilot c550, an in-dash system and cell phone GPS.
- How to make the data display larger on your Forerunner 305 (or Forerunner 205).
Cell phones and GPS
- Hitch50.com documents the journey of two guys trying to hitch-hike through every state capital in 50 days. And they are tracking it all in real-time online via a GPS cell phone.
- PC Magazine reviews the Palm GPS Navigator Smartphone Edition, giving it 3.5 out of 5 stars.
- This article discusses technological hurdles for GPS-enabled cell phones.
- Here’s a run down on some GPS navigation options for Cingular cell phone customers.
The business of GPS
- Oh my, we have definitelty reached a milestone in the commoditization of GPS — Casio is now in the game.
- And another sign that GPS is moving towards mass-market adoption.
- Garmin wins their lawsuit vs. TomTom.
Data
- Earlier this week I posted a custom GPS data search engine. Here is a GIS data search tool that might interest some readers.
- GroupRider.com lets motorcycle riders "share routes, search through shared routes, and even download them as GPX files to import into your GPS device." Via Digg.
Gooogle
- Google Maps Mania links to WeatherBonk, which might interest the GPS crowd, since most of you like travel and/or the outdoors.
- Okay, so terrorists do use Google Earth.
- Integrate Google Maps into your blog.
All the rest
- Mapping-related Firefox extensions. Via The Map Room.
- I’ve used geneology as an example of GPS use, and now city governments are using it the same way many individuals do when pursuing geneology — mapping cemeteries.
- GPS Tracking Systems posts an article on GPS wildlife tracking as a tool to avoid moose / car collisions.
- The New York Times has an article on geotagging. Via The Map Room.
- Dvorak: GPS is overrated.
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